Waste treatment information management system

ABSTRACT

Individual management with a high reliability is performed on a container for wastes under special control or a vehicle carrying the container so as to suppress improper treatment, such as loss of the container by a mistake or illegal disposal, during transportation of the wastes under special control, and to exactly and promptly detect and cope with false treatment if occurs. A waste treatment information management system collects information on the flow of waste treatment using satellite communication, thereby enabling management of the waste treatment among a waste generating facility, a waste collecting company, and a waste treating company, and thereby rapidly preparing and providing necessary information from the information collected. The system is characterized by use of combination of a two-dimensional barcode label and a cargo bill where necessary items are described according to the related information including the two-dimensional barcode, which has been input to a terminal for the satellite communication.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a waste treatment informationmanagement system using a communication satellite, which tracks andrecords the process from recovery of wastes to transportation andtreatment of the recovered wastes. More particularly, the presentinvention relates to a waste treatment information management system inwhich a two-dimensional barcode is attached to a container containingwastes in a sealed way or a waste transporting vehicle carrying thecontainer so that individual management is realized from collection ofthe wastes to treatment/disposal thereof for each container or eachwaste transporting vehicle.

The present invention is applied to wastes to be handled under specialcontrol, i.e., general wastes to be handled under special control, suchas PCB and equipment using PCB, smuts, and infectious general wastes,and industrial wastes to be handled under special control, such as wasteoil, waste acids, waste alkalis, infectious industrial wastes, andclassified harmful industrial wastes. While the following description ofthe present invention is made of, by way of example, infectious wastesdiscarded, as wastes to be handled under special control, primarily frommedical institutions, it is needless to say that the present inventionis also similarly applicable to other types of the above-mentionedwastes under special control and ordinary industry wastes.

BACKGROUND ART

Particular wastes, e.g., wastes under special control discarded fromhospitals (infectious wastes), which have a potential risk of spreadingpathogenic bacteria, such as used syringe needles and bloody gauzes, arelegally obligated to be treated separately from general wastes. For thereasons of disliking the burden of labor and cost, however, the case ofmixing those particular wastes in general wastes and throwing away them,as they are, continues even now. Furthermore, a large amount of wastematerials, etc. are generated at a time in the building site, and adifficulty in ensuring a disposal place for those waste materials hasalso raised the problem of illegal dumping.

In such situations, the flow of treatment of infectious wastes has beendivided into two ways in the past, i.e., primary one where acollecting/transporting company brings the wastes to a treating company,and the other where one company handles collection, transportation andintermediate treatment of the wastes together. In any way, the wastetreatment is performed according to contracts (agreed among threecompanies or between two), and details of the contracts differ case bycase. With enforcement of a new industrial waste management list systemsince Apr. 1, 2001, a cargo bill (hereinafter referred to also as a“manifest bill”) has been employed as legal obligation, but its use inthe practical field still stands within the frame of a conventionalinvoice in many cases, which has been employed in the past.

Also, on the side of waste generating facilities, the consciousness inhandling the infectious wastes remains at a level not differing fromthat in regions handling industrial wastes or general wastes. In otherwords, the consciousness is not beyond the viewpoint of how much yen isevaluated as the cost of the infectious wastes discarded from thefacility per month. The consciousness is represented by categorieswhether the amount of payment for treatment is large or small, andwhether the treatment cost is high or low. At such a level of theconsciousness, proper treatment of the infectious wastes cannot beexpected.

Further, even when trying to quickly accelerate management of thetreatment of the infectious wastes, which has been developed from theconventional waste treatment, based on data such as net weight for eachwaste generation source, there are problems in how the data isaccumulated, who manages the data, and where and how the data is stored.With introduction of the manifest bill, necessary data is obtained tosome extent. However, the obtained data is only per waste generatingfacility, and it is very difficult to collect data including the wastegeneration source and net weight of the infectious wastes.

The wastes under special control have potentiality imposing adverseeffects upon human bodies and environments, and should be all treated ina reliable and proper manner. Hitherto, the wastes under specialcontrol, including medical wastes, have been distinguished from othergeneral wastes and conveyed over a dedicated treatment route underspecial control. Then, waste management has been performed by checkingthe number of sealed-off containers transferred during collection andtransport, or by checking the number of waste transporting vehicles inthe case where a large amount of wastes are generated at a time, such aswaste materials generated in the building field.

For example, by using a dedicated bill prepared per hospital that is awaste generation place and a waste collection place, the number ofsealed-off containers is checked per waste collection place at the timeof carrying-out from the waste collection place and at the time ofcarrying-in to a disposal/treatment facility. With the management of thenumber of sealed-off containers in units of group using the bill,however, it is impossible to confirm more details including the flow ofindividual sealed-off containers. In the event that the sealed-offcontainer containing the wastes to be treated and disposed of underspecial control is replaced with another container containing generalwastes, etc. by an intention or a mistake during transportation, forexample, it is difficult to find such replacement at the time of check.

To overcome the above-mentioned problem, as one of systems forpreventing illegal dumping of industrial wastes, Japanese PatentLaid-Open Publication 9-142609, entitled “Industrial-Waste Disposal andManagement Information System”, proposes a waste disposal and managementinformation system for monitoring dynamic situations of industrial-wastetransporting vehicles by utilizing satellite communication and the GPS(Global Positioning System).

With the proposed system, a management terminal receives positioninformation of the waste transporting vehicle, which is computed by anonboard terminal of the waste transporting vehicle based on electricwaves received from a GPS satellite, monitors the transport state of thewaste transporting vehicle based on the received position information,and further monitors arrival of the waste transporting vehicle to awaste disposal site, i.e., a final destination of the transport route.Therefore, the proposed system is able to monitor travel situations andloading/unloading situations of the individual waste transportingvehicles, but is not intended to monitor the particulars of the loadedwastes and disposal situations.

In consideration of the above, the inventor has already developed andproposed “Waste Collection and Disposal Information System” (JapanesePatent Laid-Open Publication 10-95505, referred to as “SCMS” (SatelliteCommunication Management System) hereinafter) utilizing the globalpositioning system (GPS), SCMS II (Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication10-95506) that is an improved version of SCMS, i.e., a system formonitoring and preventing general wastes from being carried into anincineration facility not designated (public incineration site outside aspecific area), as well as SCMS III that has improved communicationsystems of SCMS and SCMS II.

To explain SCMS in more detail, it is a system for monitoring a flow ofwaste disposal by collecting information using satellite communicationso that waste disposal steps carried out by a waste generating facility,a collecting/transporting company and an intermediate treating companycan be managed, and for rapidly preparing and providing necessaryinformation from the collected information. Thus, SCMS is a system formanaging works and travel of waste transporting vehicles by monitoring aflow of waste disposal while collecting information using satellitecommunication so that waste disposal steps carried out by a waste sourcecompany, a collecting/transporting company and an intermediate treatingcompany can be managed, and for rapidly preparing and providingnecessary information from the collected information.

Specifically, SCMS is a system for managing works and travel of wastetransporting vehicles with satellite communication by employing abarcode label and a cargo bill in a combined manner, the cargo billcontaining necessary items put on it based on related information,including barcode information, which has been input to a terminal forthe satellite communication. Stated otherwise, SCMS is a system formanaging works and travel of vehicles for transporting wastes underspecial control with the satellite communication by employing a barcodelabel and a cargo bill in a combined manner, the cargo bill containingnecessary items put on it based on related information, includingbarcode information, which has been input to a terminal for thesatellite communication.

Furthermore, SCMS is a waste disposal information system for monitoringa flow of waste disposal while collecting information using satellitecommunication so that waste disposal steps carried out by a wastegenerating facility, a collecting/transporting company and anintermediate treating company can be managed, and for rapidly preparingand providing necessary information from the collected information,wherein the system employs a barcode label and a cargo bill in acombined manner, the cargo bill containing necessary items put on itbased on related information, including barcode information, which hasbeen input to a terminal for the satellite communication.

In short, SCMS is an information system for disposal of wastes underspecial control utilizing satellite communication, wherein a barcodelabel and a cargo bill are employed in a combined manner, the cargo billcontaining necessary items put on it based on related information,including barcode information, which has been input to a terminal forthe satellite communication.

Those systems have been developed for collecting and managing wastesunder special control (including not only classified or general wastesthat are explosive, toxic or infectious and possibly hurt human healthand living environments, but also general or other wastes that aregenerated in large amount and may give rise to a substantial influencefrom the viewpoint of environment pollution when dumped). In the presentinvention, information is collected from monitoring dynamic situationsof the waste transporting vehicles instead of reading of the barcode. Asa matter of course, information collection may be performed by utilizingboth types of information in combined use or utilizing one type ofinformation for supplemental purpose.

SCMS II is an improved version of SCMS and intends to collectinformation based on information directly indicating dynamic situationsof the waste transporting vehicles instead of reading a barcode in SCMS.Such information collection can be realized with SCMS II by setting anonboard terminal for satellite communication, which is used in SCMS, ineach of permitted waste transporting vehicles and then doing works inthe same manner as in SCMS.

More specifically, information regarding dynamic situations of the wastetransporting vehicle is collected by adding, to each waste transportingvehicle used in SCMS, the function of sensing actuation of a loadingdevice with a sensor at the time of loading wastes on the vehicle andthen transmitting sensed information to an SCMS management center via acommunication satellite, the function of sensing dumping or unloadingoperation performed for disposal of the wastes that have been carriedinto an incineration facility, and then transmitting sensed informationto the SCMS management center via the communication satellite, etc.

Waste management in accordance with SCMS and SCMS II is automaticallyperformed at the SCMS management center using the satellitecommunication system. Data regarding when and where the wastetransporting vehicle has collected wastes and when and where the wastetransporting vehicle has unloaded the collected wastes, etc. is obtainedby the SCMS management center via the satellite communication system.The obtained data is automatically subjected to matching work with acomputer so as to check whether the obtained data is matched with thepreset management information and conditions. Thus, SCMS and SCMS II areable to prevent illegal dumping of wastes by monitoring the occurrenceof problems such as “waste dumping at improper places”, “waste dumpingoutside designated area”, and “improper mixing of wastes”.

In SCMS and SCMS II, information is exchanged between the wastetransporting vehicles and the management center using the satellitecommunication system. However, the satellite communication isdisadvantageous in that the communication charge is relatively high andeconomical burdens upon users are increased. On the other hand, Dopacommunication (e.g., packet communication provided by NTT-Docomo inJapan) requiring communication charge lower than the satellitecommunication has been practiced in recent years. With the Dopacommunication, however, communication between the waste transportingvehicle and the SCMS management center cannot be established when thewaste transporting vehicle is located in a communication-disabled area.

In view of the above, the inventor has previously proposed a system(SCMS III) in which communication between the waste transporting vehicleand the SCMS management center is performed using both the Dopacommunication and the satellite communication in such a manner that thecommunication between them is established via the satellitecommunication in an area where the Dopa communication is disabled, butis established via the Dopa communication in an area where the Dopacommunication is enabled.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION

In the above-described systems, however, data regarding the generationplace and the collection place of the wastes under special control isrecorded using a one-dimensional barcode, and therefore a limitationexists in recording additive information regarding the wastes underspecial control. Meanwhile, a two-dimensional barcode has been proposedrecently, and it is formed by compressing an ordinary one-dimensionalbarcode in both vertical and horizontal directions into a thin stripe,and arraying 10 or more stripes side by side. The two-dimensionalbarcode is advantageous in a capability of recording information in alarger number of items.

With the above-mentioned state of the art in mind, the present inventionprovides a waste treatment information management system employing acommunication satellite, the system collecting information on a flow ofwaste treatment using satellite communication, thereby enablingmanagement of the waste treatment among a waste generating facility, acollecting/transporting company, and a treating company, and therebyrapidly preparing and providing necessary information from theinformation collected, wherein a two-dimensional barcode label and acargo bill are employed in a combined manner, the cargo bill containingnecessary items described therein according to the related informationincluding the two-dimensional barcode, which has been input to aterminal for the satellite communication.

In other words, the present invention provides an information systemwhich can implement individual management with a high reliability on asealed-off container for wastes under special control or a wastetransporting vehicle so as to suppress improper treatment such as lossof the sealed-off container by a mistake or illegal disposal duringtransportation, and to exactly and promptly detect and cope with falsetreatment if occurs, and which can track and record the process fromrecovery of the wastes under special control to transport and treatmentof the recovered wastes. Particularly, the present invention provides acollection and disposal information management system for performingindividual management on each of the containers or the wastetransporting vehicles from collection of the wastes to disposal thereof,wherein the two-dimensional barcode is attached to the container inwhich the wastes under special control is sealed off or the vehiclecarrying the container, and preferably a mark representing the wastesunder special control is indicated near the two-dimensional barcode,thus clarifying that the contents of the container are the wastes underspecial control. Further, the present invention provides a treatmentinformation management system for the wastes under special control,which is capable of handling high-density information.

In short, the present invention provides a treatment informationmanagement system for the wastes under special control, which utilizessatellite communication, wherein a two-dimensional barcode label and acargo bill are employed in a combined manner, the cargo bill containingnecessary items described therein according to the related informationincluding the two-dimensional barcode, which has been input to aterminal for the satellite communication.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an outline of an SCMS (SatelliteCommunication Management System), and FIG. 2 is a diagram for explainingan outline of the operation flow in a waste generating facility. FIG. 3is a diagram for explaining an outline of the operation flow related toa collecting/transporting company; FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining anoutline of the operation flow related to an intermediate treatingcompany; FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an outline of the operationflow (manifest) in a management center; and FIG. 6 is a diagram forexplaining an outline of the operation flow (travel management) in themanagement center. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining an outline of thesystem and flows of information, FIG. 8 shows a set of onboardequipment, and FIG. 9 is a detailed view of a gate management system ina final disposal site.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

In the present invention, a two-dimensional barcode label prepared inadvance and representing data regarding a collection place and ageneration place is attached in the collection place to each of aplurality of containers containing wastes under special control and oneor more waster transporting vehicles each carrying the containers.Before starting collection and carrying of the plurality of containersor starting travel of the waster transporting vehicles out of thecollection place, data of the two-dimensional barcode label attachedeach container or each waster transporting vehicle is read with abarcode reader for each container or each waster transporting vehicle.Further, the weight of each container or each waster transportingvehicle is measured. The information thus read and measured is theninput to a terminal for satellite communication.

A cargo bill (manifest bill) containing necessary items describedtherein according to the information of the two-dimensional barcode,which has been input to the terminal for the satellite communication, isreceived. Travel information from departure to return is automaticallyrecorded via the satellite communication. A travel management systembased on the omni TRACS for recording position information and travelroutes, automatically preparing daily driving reports, etc. can beemployed.

After transporting the plurality of containers or driving one or morewaster transporting vehicles from the collection place to anintermediate treatment place, a treating company reads again the data ofthe two-dimensional barcode label attached to each container or eachwaster transporting vehicle, and transmits the read data to a manifestmanagement center together with information of the treatment date. Thewastes under special control are temporarily stored in a factory of thetreating company until intermediate treatment. At the time of performingthe intermediate treatment of the stored wastes under special control,including infectious wastes therein, the two-dimensional barcode is readagain and transmitted to the manifest management center together withinformation of the treatment date.

The manifest management center receives the above-mentioned dataregarding the individual containers and waster transporting vehicles,i.e., the data obtained at the time of the collection by thecollecting/-transporting company and the data obtained from the treatingcompany at the time of the carrying-in and the intermediate treatment,and checks those data obtained at the time of the collection, thecarrying-in and the intermediate treatment. If there is a mismatch inthe received data, the manifest management center prints out therelevant data to notify the companies concerned of the mismatch and toinstruct them to make confirmation.

The two-dimensional barcode label is a label prepared in advance toindicate a two-dimensional barcode representative of data regarding thecollection place and the generation place and attached to the containerfor the wastes under special control or the waste transporting vehicle.Data of the measured weight of each container or each waste transportingvehicle can be input together with the information of thetwo-dimensional barcode.

Preferably, the two-dimensional barcode label includes a mark positionednear the two-dimensional barcode and representing the wastes underspecial control. The mark representing the wastes under special controlis a mark representing infectious wastes. The mark is preferably abio-hazard mark. It is stipulated that a carrying container containinginfectious wastes must be given with a label indicating the contentsbeing the infectious wastes and notes to be taken care of when handlingthe container. Also, it is recommended to use the bio-hazard mark as amark common to the whole land of Japan.

In order to make use of the treatment information management system forthe wastes under special control while utilizing the satellitecommunication, when a hospital, for example, discards medial wastes, atwo-dimensional barcode seal recording thereon the hospital name, thedepartment, etc. is pasted to each collection container. The wastertransporting vehicle is equipped with a barcode reader for readingtwo-dimensional barcodes, and data of the two-dimensional barcode isread for recording whenever each container is loaded on the vehicle.During transportation, the position of the waster transporting vehicleis confirmed at intervals of 30 minutes via the satellite communication.When the container is carried into an intermediate treatment factory andwhen sterilization, incineration or the like of the wastes is completed,the two-dimensional barcode of the collection container is read againfor recording.

The obtained data is all recorded in a mainframe computer via thesatellite communication and then informed to the hospital, thecollecting company, and the treating company. If the collectioncontainer is missed or the waster transporting vehicle shows suspiciousmotions during transportation, such an event can be noticed at once andhence illegal disposal can be prevented. Also, travel management iseasier to perform, and efficiency in collecting the wastes is increased.It is stipulated that medical wastes having a risk of virus infection,etc. must be handled separately from general wastes and subjected tofinal disposal after sterilizing or incinerating them for disablement ofthe infection. A management bill, called a manifest (bill), is affixedto the wastes, and proper treatment of the wastes is confirmed by thehospital and the handling company both checking the bill.

Operations to be performed by each of parties engaged in the system ofthe present invention will be described below. While the followingdescription is made of infectious wastes discarded from medicalinstitutions, it is a matter of course that the present invention issimilarly applicable to any of other all wastes under special control.

Embodiment 1: The mode in use of the treatment information managementsystem for the wastes under special control, which utilizes thecommunication satellite, is described in this embodiment.

The manifest used in the present invention is managed as follows:

1. The waste generating facility enters necessary items in a manifestconsisted of seven copies and puts a sign on it. Then, the wastegenerating facility hands over all the seven copies to thecollecting/-transporting company together with the wastes under specialcontrol.

2. Upon receipt of the wastes under special control, thecollecting/-transporting company puts a sign in a predetermined columnof the manifest, and hands over one of the seven copies to the wastegenerating facility.

3. The waste generating facility keeps the one copy returned from thecollecting/transporting company for storage.

4. The collecting/transporting company hands over the remaining sixcopies to the treating company together with the wastes under specialcontrol.

5. Upon receipt of the wastes under special control, the treatingcompany puts a sign in a predetermined column of the manifest, and handsover two of the six copies to the collecting/transporting company.

6. The collecting/transporting company keeps the one of the two copiesreturned from the treating company for storage, and sends the other copyto the waste generating facility.

7. When disposal of the wastes under special control is completed, thetreating company puts a sign in a predetermined column of the manifestand keeps one of the remaining four copies for storage, followed bysending one copy to the collecting/transporting company and another onecopy to the waste generating facility. The remaining one copy is left atthe hand of the treating company for making a report when final disposalis completed.

8. When the manifest is returned after completion of the final disposal,the treating company enters the final disposal date in the manifesthaving been kept for the waste generating facility and sends it to thewaste generating facility.

9. The waste generating facility collates the manifest returned from thetreating company with the manifest kept at the waste generatingfacility, and checks whether the requested disposal of the wastes underspecial control has been performed as instructed.

<<Waste Generating Facility>>

FIG. 2 shows an outline of the operation flow in the waste generatingfacility.

1. A code is set per each of waste sources to be managed. (In responseto an order from the waste generating facility, a two-dimensionalbarcode is prepared and delivered in each management department.)

2. The prepared two-dimensional barcodes are delivered to the respectivewaste sources. A label employed here includes a mark and thetwo-dimensional barcode arranged side by side. The mark clearlyindicates the fact that infectious wastes are contained.

3. The two-dimensional barcode label is pasted to each container in theplace of the waste source.

4. When the container is filled with the infectious wastes, thecontainer is carried to a depository in the waste generating facilityand stored there.

<<Collecting/Transporting Company>>

FIG. 3 shows an outline of the operation flow related to thecollecting/transporting company.

1. It routinely collects wastes.

2. When collecting containers, information of a two-dimensional barcodeis read with a barcode reader for each container.

3. The weight of each container is measured.

4. Several items of information are input to a terminal (handy terminal)for the satellite communication.

5. It receives a manifest bill.

6. Information regarding travel from departure to return isautomatically recorded via the satellite communication. A travelmanagement system based on the omni TRACS for recording positioninformation and travel routes, automatically preparing daily drivingreports, etc. can be employed.

7. When mismatch between collection/transportation and carrying-in isnotified from the manifest management center, thecollecting/transporting company or the waste generating facilityconfirms the notified mismatch and makes clear the cause.

<<Treating Company>>

FIG. 4 shows an outline of the operation flow related to the treatingcompany.

1. When the infectious wastes are carried into the treating company bythe collecting/transporting company, data regarding the carried-ininfectious wastes is read with a barcode reader for each container.

2. The infectious wastes are temporarily stored in a factory until theintermediate treatment is performed.

3. When the stored infectious wastes are subjected to the intermediatetreatment, the two-dimensional barcode is read again and informationregarding the treatment date is transmitted to the system.

4. When any mismatch is notified from the management center, thetreating company or the collecting/transporting company confirms thenotified mismatch and makes correction of the data.

5. Vehicle travel management data is provided to all parties concerned.

<<Management Center (Satellite System Installed Company, SCMS ManagementCenter in FIGS. 1 and 6)>>

FIG. 5 shows an outline of the operation flow in the management center,and FIG. 6 shows an outline of the operation flow (travel management) inthe management center.

1. It receives, via a communication satellite, the data obtained at thetime of waste collection by the collecting/transporting company.

2. It takes in, from the treating company, the data regardingcarrying-in of the wastes to the treating company and the intermediatetreatment of the wastes therein.

3. It checks the received data regarding the collection, carrying-in andtreatment of the wastes. If there is any mismatch, the center prints outthe mismatch data and notifies it to the concerned companies forconfirmation.

4. When the confirmation in above 3 is not made, the center notifies thematter to the relevant administration or the waste generating facility,and instructs all of the parties concerned to make clear the cause.

5. The obtained data, risk information, etc. are distributed to thewaste generating facility, the collecting/transporting company, and theadministration via a Web site of the management center.

<<Administration (State, Metropolis and Districts)>>

1. The administration is able to manage actual situations of thecollection, transportation, and intermediate treatment of the infectiouswastes in real time by obtaining information of the infectious wastesthrough online data exchange between the system of the management centerand a ground management system of the administration.

2. Because of reliable and simple management of the infectious wastes,the necessity of presenting administrative reports is eliminated andmanagement works are simplified.

3. With omission of administrative reports from the waste generatingfacility and the treating company, there is no necessity of storingthose reports, whereby management works are further simplified.

4. It is possible to easily make check of manifests that have beenprepared by the waste generating facility and the other companies, thecheck being hardly performed at present. Therefore, management, storage,etc. of the administrative reports are simplified.

Equipment constituting the system of the present invention will bedescribed below.

-   1. Onboard equipment (per waste collecting and transporting vehicle)    Onboard communication device (with a built-in GPS locating system)    Handy terminal and barcode reader-   2. Center equipment (for JQTRACS)—for management company    -   FMS server    -   Travel management universal software (FMS)    -   Dedicated terminal PC (Client terminal PC)    -   FEP distribution control routine    -   Interface and communication software    -   Data entry screen customizer    -   Ground communication equipment (for communication with Yokohama        network center-   3. Equipment in intermediate treating factory    -   Communication device (with a built-in GPS locating system)    -   Handy terminal and barcode reader    -   Communication adaptor    -   Dedicated terminals (two in total, i.e., one for carrying-in to        factory) and one for intermediate treatment

Embodiment 2 Functions and Specifications of Portable Terminal: Thefunctions and specifications of a portable terminal in the onboardequipment, which is employed in the SCM system for collection andmanagement of wastes will be described below. FIG. 7 shows a setup ofthe onboard equipment. Other devices than the portable terminal arealways loaded on the vehicle and have the following functions:

1. GSP antenna for receiving signals from a GPS satellite andtransmitting position information of the vehicle to a satellitecommunication device

2. Satellite communication antenna for transmitting and receivingsignals with respect to a communication satellite

3. Satellite communication controller for controlling two-waycommunication with respect to the communication satellite

4. Onboard terminal for collecting various information of wastes(regarding collection, carrying-in, treatment, etc.), transferring thecollected information to a portable terminal communication device (BHT,two-dimensional barcode handy terminal), displaying information from theportable terminal and travel information from the vehicle, followed bytransmitting those information to the satellite communicationcontroller, and displaying information transmitted from a commandstation (office)

5. Portable terminal device for transmitting various kinds ofinformation necessary for management to an onboard display terminal.

The travel confirming operation for the vehicle transporting the wastesunder special control according to the system of the present inventionwill be described below.

The ID code, the scheduled travel route, etc. provided for each vehicletransporting the wastes under special control are input to the onboardterminal and transmitted to the SCMS management center via acommunication line. Of the input information, the items required formanagement and surveillance are sent to terminals of other institutionsconcerned as well via a communication line.

The onboard terminal of the vehicle transporting the wastes underspecial control receives a signal from the GPS satellite, computes theposition of the vehicle itself from the received signal, and transmitsinformation of the computed position and the ID code assigned to thevehicle to a packet station and the communication satellite from thetransmission antenna. The transmitted information is relayed by thepacket station and the communication satellite, and then sent to thesystem management center 1. The system management center 1 records thereceived information in a magnetic recording device and transmitsnecessary information to the concerned institutions.

A management terminal installed, for example, in the owner or thecompany possessing the vehicle transporting the wastes under specialcontrol monitors the position of the vehicle transporting the wastesunder special control based on the position information that has beenreceived by the system management center and sent to the owner or thecompany via the communication line. On the other hand, upon receivingthe transmitted information, a management terminal installed in thesystem management center recognizes the position information and the IDcode of the vehicle, displays the position information and the ID codeon a display along with a map of the transport route, and records themin a magnetic recording device.

The position information and the ID code are transmitted to a managementterminal installed, for example, in a company to which the owner of thevehicle transporting the wastes under special control. The managementterminal installed in the company, for example, receives the transmittedinformation, i.e., the position information and the ID code, and recordsthem in a magnetic recording device along with the map of the transportroute.

A description is now made of how the treatment information managementsystem for the wastes under special control, which utilizes thesatellite communication, operates with respective functions in each ofthe waste generating facility, the collecting/transporting company, thetreating company, the management center (i.e., the satellite systeminstalled company, for example, the SCMS management center in thisembodiment), and, as required, the administration.

<<Waste Generating Facility>

By managing the amount of wastes generated for each source in the wastegenerating facility based on the feature of the present invention, i.e.,the combined use of a two-dimensional barcode label and a cargo billcontaining necessary items described therein according to the relatedinformation including the two-dimensional barcode, which has been inputto the terminal for the satellite communication, the infectious wastescan collected in a manner separated per waste source with highercertainty, and numerical management can be performed in terms of netweight for each department of the facility and each kind of contents.Management per department ensures separation of ordinary wastes, etc.which are mixed in the infectious wastes at present, and hencecontributes to realizing a reduction in amount of the infectious wastes.

With the numerical management per department, the waste generatingfacility can effectively use the numerical results in not only preparingthe budge for each waste source in the facility, but also comparing theincome with the treatment cost of the infectious wastes per department.After the waste generating facility has delivered the infectious wastesto the collecting/transporting company, it is possible to confirm inreal time where the individual containers of the delivered infectiouswastes locate, at which point they are transported, when they weredelivered to the treatment factory, when they were treated, and wherethey are stagnant. Thus, the waste generating facility can confirmsituations of the infectious wastes commissioned for treatment, andtherefore can sufficiently fulfill the management responsibilityrequired for itself as a waste source.

By extracting and transferring data required for administrative reportsfrom the information obtained from a series of the waste treatmentinformation management system, that data can be used to prepare anannual administrative report. The system can be operated at a treatmentcost within the current treatment commission cost. The backup data ofthe obtained information is preserved for five years. By designating thedate and the vehicle code, the system can clearly show the track andtime on the map, thus allowing any concerned party to confirm at whattime and where the relevant waste transporting vehicle was present, andthrough which route the vehicle transported the wastes to the treatmentfactory. With the construction and implementation of such a system, itis possible to prevent illegal treatment, including illegal disposal,and improper treatment under responsibility of the waste generatingfacility.

<<Collecting/Transporting Company>>

The collecting/transporting company can also manage the infectiouswastes as with the waste generating facility. Further, with theindividual management, even if a violent poison or an harmful substanceis mixed at the waste source in the infectious wastes by a mistake, therelevant waste source can be specified, an accident such as an explosionor gas generation can be avoided, and illegal discarding of wastes bythe waste generating facility can be prevented (at present, when a toxicreagent, e.g., mercury, is mixed in the infectious wastes, the wastegenerating facility having discarded it cannot be specified).

Moreover, since the track of each waste transporting vehicle isperiodically automatically recorded based on the position information ofthe waste transporting vehicle via the communication satellite, thetravel management can be effectively performed and a daily drivingreport can be automatically formed by the system, thus resulting ineffective management of employees and savings of labor. In addition,since communication with the employees engaged in collecting andtransporting the wastes can be made at any time via the communicationsatellite, it is possible to confirm the field situations, to save laborrequired in the management department, and to increase the efficiency incollection and transportation.

<<Treating Company>>

The treating company can also manage the infectious wastes as with thewaste generating facility and the collecting/transporting company. Atpresent, a two-party contract is often agreed between the wastegenerating facility and the collecting/transporting company—the treatingcompany. More specifically, the collecting/transporting company makesselling activities and finds a waste generating facility (new customer).Then, the collecting/transporting company contacts the treating companyunder cooperation for agreement with the new business on one side, andenters into the two-party contract with the waste generating facilityunder initiative of the collecting/transporting company. In such a case,if the collecting/transporting company carries the collected andtransported wastes, as they are, to the treating company, there occur noproblems. It is, however, a current situation that, to cut theintermediate treatment cost, some of the collecting/transportingcompanies performs illegal treatment by repacking the collected andtransported infectious wastes in the company site (e.g., by a method ofcompressing two packs into one or a method of mixing the infectiouswastes in general wastes and bringing them, as industrial wastes, to apublic incineration facility). The present system can solve that problemof illegal disposal.

<<Administration (State, Metropolis and Districts)>>

The administration is able to confirm movement and situations of theinfectious wastes handled by the waste generating facility, thecollecting/transporting company, and the treating company in a preciseand real-time way. Since the present system is adaptable for dockingwith a ground management system presently under research and developmentby public institutions, it is expected for the administration to realizefacilitation in check of reports submitted to the administration fromall of the waste generating facilities, effective management andsurveillance for illegal disposal, illegal treatment, etc. made by anyof the facilities and companies, and labor savings and precisemanagement in check of the three parties, the waste generating facility,i.e., the collecting/transporting company, and the treating company.

Further, although each organization (i.e., the waste generatingfacility, the collecting/transporting company, and the treating company)is obliged to submit the annual administrative report, it is currentsituation that report data sent from all the organizations cannot bemanaged thoroughly with individual collation and hence cannot be checkedfor each item otherwise a serious problem is included. Thus, it isimpossible to fulfill the intended purpose of the administrativereports. In consideration of a space and a cost required for storing theadministrative reports for five years sent in the form of files andsearching them, the merit resulting from storing the administrativereports in the form of data is quite valuable. This means that labor andtime can be more saved in the administration handling a larger number ofgrant cases and covering a larger number of waste generating facilities.

Next, the waste treatment information management system as a practicalapplication of the above-explained embodiment will be described withreference to FIGS. 7 to 9.

A description is made of equipment and devices required in the wastegenerating facility, the collecting/transporting company, thetreating/disposal company, and the management center (manifestmanagement center) to construct the above-explained system. FIG. 7 is adiagram showing an outline of the system for managing dynamic situationsof wastes, the diagram for explaining flows of position information andtravel information of the waste transporting vehicle.

<<Waste Generating Facility >>

A waste source company 10 prepares a waste management seal (hazard markkit) H and a manifest bill M₁, which contain individual data, sourcedepartment data, kind of wastes, etc. put on it. Here, a two-dimensionalbarcode is used for describing those various data in the wastemanagement seal H and the manifest bill M.

Also, the waste generating facility is equipped with a terminal unit(personal computer) for management of the manifest bill and the webdistribution/reception.

<<Collecting/Transporting Company>>

As shown in FIG. 8, a waste transporting vehicle 20 is provided with oneset of an onboard terminal and an operating keyboard 21 for enteringwork situations, a communication device 22 for transmitting the manifestbill information and the travel information, a communication antenna 23with a built-in GPS antenna for confirming the current position of thewaste transporting vehicle 20, a GPS locating unit 24, and a barcodereader 25 for reading the manifest bill M and the waste management sealH which are provided from the waste generating facility. Further, an IDtag 26 capable of being read in a non-contact manner is attached to thecabin roof of the waste transporting vehicle 20, the ID tag 26 beingused to monitor entry of the waste transporting vehicle 20 to a finaldisposal site.

In addition, a terminal unit for management of the manifest bill, thetravel management, and the web distribution/reception is provided in anoffice of the collecting/transporting company.

Though not shown, the waste transporting vehicle 20 is equipped with avehicle speed sensor for management of travel and work, and a panicbutton for risk management.

<<Disposal Site>>

Disposal of wastes is performed in two stages, i.e., intermediatetreatment in which the wastes are treated to be adapted for finalfilling-up through such steps as incineration, crushing, sorting andneutralization, and a final waste disposal in which the treated wastesare dumped for filling-up in accordance with the filling-up criteria.The former disposal is performed in an intermediate treatment site, andthe latter disposal is performed in a final disposal site.

<<Intermediate Treatment Site>>

An intermediate treatment site 30 is equipped with a barcode reader 31for reading the manifest bill information and the waste managementinformation for waste receipt and disposal certification, a datacommunication unit 32 such as a telephone line, a packet communicationline, a cellular phone line and a radio line, and a terminal unit 33 formanagement of the manifest bill and the web distribution/-reception.

In the intermediate treatment site, there are provided a carrying-interminal in which the waste transporting vehicle 20 unloads wastes, anda carrying-out terminal from which the wastes having been subjected tothe intermediate treatment is carried out to the final disposal site.

Further, the intermediate treating company prepares a secondary manifestbill M₂ used for management of a step of carrying out the wastes havingbeen subjected to the intermediate treatment to the final disposal site.

<<Final Disposal Site>>

A final disposal site 40 is equipped with a terminal unit 41 in which aninterface and communication software are incorporated.

In the final disposal site, a terminal dedicated for the wastetransporting vehicle is provided. A vehicle sensor 45, anopening/-closing gate 47, and a gate opening/closing controller 48 foropening and closing the opening/closing gate 47 are provided in anaccess passage to the final disposal site. Further, an ID tag reader 46for reading information of the ID tag attached to the waste transportingvehicle 20 is provided near the opening/closing gate 47.

<<Manifest Management Center>>

A manifest management center 60 is equipped with a host computer havingthe functions as follows:

-   1. FMS server-   2. Travel management universal software (FMS)-   3. Dedicated terminal PC (Client terminal PC)-   4. FEP distribution control routine-   5. Interface and communication software-   6. Data entry screen customizer-   7. Ground communication equipment for changing a system for managing    carrying-in of wastes to the final disposal site

The operation of the system including the above-mentioned equipment anddevices will be described below.

<<Waste Generating Facility>>

The waste generating facility 10 delivers the manifest bill to thecollecting/transporting company and pastes the waste management seal toeach container of wastes.

Note that, as with a conventional manifest bill, the manifest bill M₁ isdisposed of under consent among the waste generating facility, thecollecting/transporting company, and the treating/disposal company.

<<Collecting/Transporting Company>>

At the time of collecting wastes, the collecting/transporting companymakes operation to read the barcode of the manifest bill and the barcodeof the management seal pasted to the waste container.

The amount (including the cargo shape, weight, volume, etc.) of thewastes is also input using a ten-key numeral pad.

After the end of the collection work, manifest information istransmitted via satellite communication based on the information read inthe above steps 1, 2.

Then, the company starts to transport the wastes to thetreating/-disposal company under commission.

During the transportation, the current position of the wastetransporting vehicle is confirmed using the GPS locating system, and theconfirmed position information is periodically reported to the manifestmanagement center (at intervals of, e.g., 30 minutes) via the onboardcommunication device, the communication satellite and a communicationcenter.

<<Intermediate Treatment Site>>

In the intermediate treatment site, the barcode pasted to the wastecontainer having been carried in by the collecting/transporting companyis read with a barcode reader provided therein, and the wastecarrying-in information thus read is transmitted to the network center.

The intermediate treating company delivers the secondary manifest billM₂. The barcode representing the manifest information (treatmentinformation) is also read using the barcode reader and then transmittedto the communication center via the communication satellite.

The wastes having been subjected to the intermediate treatment by theintermediate treating company is carried to the final disposal companyby the collecting/transporting company.

At the start of the transportation, the barcodes representing themanifest information and the hazard mark information are read with thebarcode reader and then transmitted to the communication center via thecommunication satellite. The communication center transmits the receivedinformation to the manifest management center via a dedicated line.

During the transportation, as with the above case, the current positionof the waste transporting vehicle is confirmed using the GPS locatingsystem, and the confirmed position information is periodically reportedto the manifest management center 60 (at intervals of, e.g., 30 minutes)via the onboard communication device, the communication satellite andthe communication center.

<<Final Disposal Site>>

In the final disposal site, an access monitor reads information of theID tag 25 attached to the waste transporting vehicle 20, and if theincoming vehicle is confirmed as being one permitted to carry in wastes,the opening/closing gate 47 is opened to allow entry of the vehicle.

The barcodes representing the manifest information and the hazard markinformation are read with a barcode reader 43 and then transmitted tothe communication center 50 via the communication satellite along withthe final disposal date. The communication center 50 transmits thereceived information to the manifest management center 60 via thededicated line.

<<Communication Center>>

The communication center 50 receives the position information and thetravel information of the waste transporting vehicle 20 via thecommunication satellite, and then transmits the received information tothe manifest management center 60 via the dedicated line.

<<Manifest Management Center>>

The manifest management center receives the information from the wastetransporting vehicle via the communication center 50, receives theinformation from the intermediate treating company and the finaldisposal company via the telephone line, and then processes the receivedinformation.

More specifically, the manifest management center 60 performs thefollowing actions.

1. Receives the manifest bill information at the time of collection.

2. Receives the manifest bill information transmitted from thetreating/disposal company.

3. Checks the information in above 1 and 2 for matching of data.

4. Informs abnormality to the parties concerned if the abnormality isfound in the data checked for matching.

5. Distributes the travel information.

6. Distributes the data for each source department in the wastegenerating facility.

7. Distributes the manifest bill information.

Based on the received information, the manifest management center 60prepares the travel route, a daily driving report, a grant recordreport, a transportation record report and a disposal record report, andthen distributes them to the waste generating facility, thecollecting/-transporting company, the intermediate treating company, andthe final disposal company via the Internet. Also, if necessary, theprepared data is made accessible by the third party (including, e.g.,inhabitants and the relevant administrative organization).

Further, if the panic button of any of the waste transporting vehicles20 is manipulated, the manifest management center urgently informs theparties concerned, who are previously registered, of the currentposition and cargo of that waste transporting vehicle, and thecountermeasure to be taken, etc.

<<SCMS II>>

SCMS II that is an improved version of the “waste electronic manifestinformation management system (called SCMS)”, set forth above, will nowbe described. In SCMS II, information collection is performed based oninformation directly indicating dynamic situations of waste transportingvehicles instead of reading barcodes. In other words, SCMS II can beimplemented by setting an onboard terminal for satellite communication,which is used in SCMS, in each of permitted waste transporting vehiclesand then doing works in the same manner as in SCMS. More specifically,information regarding dynamic situations of the waste transportingvehicle is collected by adding, to each waste transporting vehicle usedin SCMS so far, the function of sensing actuation of a loading devicewith a sensor at the time of loading wastes on the vehicle and thentransmitting sensed information to the manifest management center ofSCMS via the communication satellite, the function of sensing dumping orunloading operation performed for disposal of the wastes that have beencarried into an incineration facility, and then transmitting sensedinformation to the manifest management center via the communicationsatellite, and other functions.

Waste management in accordance with SCMS II is automatically performedat a network center [SCOM management center (e.g., Niscom Co., Ltd. inJapan)] using the satellite communication system. Data regarding whenand where the waste transporting vehicle has collected wastes and whenand where the waste transporting vehicle has unloaded the collectedwastes, etc. is obtained using the satellite communication system (SCMSII). The obtained data is automatically subjected to matching work in acomputer so as to check whether respective items of the obtained dataare matched with the preset management information and conditions.Illegal dumping of wastes is thus prevented by monitoring the occurrenceof problems such as “waste dumping outside designated area” and“improper mixing of wastes”.

<Gate Management System in Final Disposal Site>>

The present invention is featured in that a gate management system 44 isprovided in the final disposal site in addition to the basicconstruction described above. The construction of the gate managementsystem 44 will be described below.

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of the gate management system 44 provided inan access passage to the final disposal site. The gate management system44 in the final disposal site comprises a terminal unit 45, a vehiclesensor (not shown) for sensing the direction in which a vehicle passes,an ID tag reader 46 vertically provided at a side of the access passage,a gate opening/closing controller 48, and an opening/-closing gate 47opened and closed by the gate opening/closing controller 48. The gateopening/closing controller 48 has the function of determining whetherthe vehicle is a permitted one or not, based on data read by the ID tagreader 46, and the function of setting a monitoring time. Further, thegate opening/closing controller 48 is connected to the network center(manifest management center) 60 via an interface 45 for transmitting thevehicle number, gate passage information and usage information of theparticular ID to the network center.

Moreover, the gate opening/closing controller 48 is designed to be ableto remotely set the entry allowed time zone, addition and deletion ofpermitted vehicles, etc. in response to an instruction from the relevantself-governing community.

The thus-constructed gate management system 44 in the final disposalsite operates as follows.

1. The ID tag reader reads the ID of a vehicle that has stopped at theopening/closing gate. When the stopping vehicle is a permitted one, theopening/closing gate is opened to allow entry of that vehicle. If thestopping vehicle is one provided with no ID tag 25 or has the ID notpermitted, the opening/closing gate 47 is not opened to block entry ofthat vehicle.

2. Passage record data (date, time and the vehicle ID) is notified tothe network center for each passage of the vehicle along with usageinformation of the special ID, and so on.

3. The network center totalizes and manages the number of passagesthrough the gate for each vehicle.

The above description has been made in connection with routine wastedisposal. In exceptional waste disposal, for special vehicles (heavyequipment such as shovels and excavators) which enter the final disposalsite frequently, a not-easily removable ID tag 25 (special ID tag) isattached to each of those vehicles, and each entry of the vehicle to thefinal disposal site is checked using the special ID tag. Checked data isreported to the relevant self-governing community. When vehicles must beallowed to enter the site for urgent purpose, several special ID tagsare prepared to allow the entry of the vehicles based on those specialID tags. Usage situations of the special ID tags 25 are managed by thecenter and then reported to the relevant self-governing community permonth.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

The invention set forth in each of claims 1 to 6 can provide aninfectious-waste treatment information management system capable ofmanaging infectious wastes in terms of net weight for each waste sourcein the waste generating facility. It is possible to provide dataeffectively used for separation of the infectious wastes, reduction inamount of the generated wastes, and business management of the wastegenerating facility, and data for administrative reports, and to confirmposition information (e.g., position information indicating where theinfectious wastes are transported at present, whether they are alreadycarried into the treatment factory, and whether treatment of theinfectious wastes is completed, as well as the transport route)regarding individual units of the infectious wastes (each of containersor waste transporting vehicles) per waste source on a map in real time.As a result, the problems such as illegal dumping can be overcome.

The wastes under special control have potentiality imposing adverseeffects upon human bodies and environments, and should be all treated ina reliable and proper manner. Hitherto, the wastes under specialcontrol, including medical wastes, have been distinguished from othergeneral wastes and conveyed over a dedicated treatment route underspecial control. Then, waste management has been performed by checkingthe number of sealed-off containers transferred during collection andtransport, or by checking the number of waste transporting vehicles inthe case where a large amount of wastes are generated at a time, such aswaste materials generated in the building field.

For example, by using a dedicated bill prepared per hospital that is awaste generation place and a waste collection place, the number ofsealed-off containers can be checked per waste collection place at thetime of carrying-out from the waste collection place and at the time ofcarrying-in to a disposal/treatment facility. In the event that thesealed-off container containing the wastes to be treated and disposed ofunder special control is replaced with another container containinggeneral wastes, etc. by an intention or a mistake during transportation,for example, it is possible to find such replacement. It is possible tosuppress illegal treatment, such as loss of the sealed-off container bya mistake or illegal disposal, during transportation of the wastes underspecial control, and to exactly and promptly detect and cope with falsetreatment if occurs.

Further, since data regarding the generation place and the collectionplace of the wastes under special control is recorded using atwo-dimensional barcode, additive information regarding the wastes underspecial control can be recorded. Therefore, the wastes under specialcontrol can be managed in a more reliable manner.

According to the invention set forth in each of claims 7 to 10,monitoring means monitors a travel state of the waste transportingvehicle, transport situations of the waste transporting vehicle andarrival to the final disposal site can be managed in real time in acentralized manner. Also, since the monitoring means monitors anabnormality in passage time along the transport route of the wastetransporting vehicle (i.e., because of time management with respect totransportation), it is possible to surely monitor that the wastetransporting vehicle is in an abnormal situation, e.g., an accident, andto make risk management. In such a situation, the system managementcenter can give a necessary instruction.

By correcting the estimated passage time scheduled for a certain pointbased on traffic information in that day, time management for thetransportation can be realized with higher accuracy. In some cases, byresetting the shortest route in time up to the object place as a newtransport route to avoid a traffic jam, the work time can be cut.

The wastes carried into the final disposal site can be managed based onthe travel track of the waste transporting vehicle. Further, with theprovision of a gate management system in the final disposal site, it ispossible to manage the carrying-in time, to identify the incomingvehicle, and to prevent illegal dumping.

Since the management information is distributed via the Internet, theinformation can be made open to the public as required, and hence asense of unease among inhabitants can be moderated.

The present system is a system of transmitting information of eachmanifest bill to the manifest management center at the time of loadingwastes. In an emergency case, therefore, the place where an accident hasoccurred, the kind and amount of cargo, countermeasures, actions to betaken, etc. can be automatically informed to the parties concerned, whoare registered in advance.

1. A waste treatment information management system for collectinginformation on a flow of waste treatment using satellite communication,thereby enabling management of the waste treatment among a wastegenerating facility, a collecting/transporting company, and anintermediate treating company, and a final disposal company and therebyrapidly preparing and providing necessary information from theinformation collected, wherein a two-dimensional barcode label a primarycargo bill and a secondary bill are employed in a combined manner, thecargo bills containing necessary items described therein according tothe related information including the two-dimensional barcode, which hasbeen input to a terminal for the satellite communication, said primarycargo bill being used for managing the waste treatment in said wastegenerating facility, said collecting/transporting company, and saidintermediate treating company said secondary bill being used formanaging the waste treatment in said intermediate treating company andsaid the final disposal company.
 2. A waste treatment informationmanagement system according to claim 1, wherein the two-dimensionalbarcode label is a label prepared in advance to indicate atwo-dimensional barcode representative of data regarding a collectionplace and a generation place and attached to a container for wastesunder special control or a waste transporting vehicle.
 3. A wastetreatment information management system using a communication satelliteaccording to claim 2, wherein data of measured weight of said containeror said waste transporting vehicle is input together with theinformation of the two-dimensional barcode.
 4. A waste treatmentinformation management system according to any one of claims 1, 2 and 3,wherein the two-dimensional barcode label includes a mark positionednear the two-dimensional barcode and representing the wastes underspecial control.
 5. A waste treatment information management systemaccording to claim 4, wherein said mark representing the wastes underspecial control is a mark representing infectious wastes.
 6. A wastetreatment information management system according to claim 5, whereinsaid mark representing the wastes under special control is a bio-hazardmark.
 7. A system for managing dynamic situations of wastes among awaste generating facility, a collecting/transporting company, anintermediate treating company, and a final disposal company by using atwo-dimensional barcode, the system comprising position measuring meansfor measuring a position of a waste transporting vehicle transportingthe wastes, and monitoring means for monitoring a transport state of awaste transporting vehicle based on the position measured by saidposition measuring means, means for transmitting and receivinginformation of a primary cargo bill used for managing waste treatment insaid waste generating facility said collecting/transporting company andsaid intermediate treating company, and means for transmitting andreceiving information of a secondary bill being used for managing wastetreatment in said intermediate treating company and said final disposalcompany, wherein when the position measuring means measures the positionof the waste transporting vehicle transporting the wastes, themonitoring means monitors the transport state of said waste transportingvehicle based on the measured position, thereby managing travelsituations of said waste transporting vehicle and arrival to a disposalsite in real time in a centralized manner.
 8. A waste treatmentinformation management system according to claim 7, further comprisingmonitoring means provided in the disposal site for monitoring said wastetransporting vehicle.
 9. A waste treatment information management systemaccording to any one of claims 7 and 8, wherein said monitoring meansprovided in the disposal site for monitoring said waste transportingvehicle comprises an ID tag attached to said waste transporting vehicleand an ID tag reader provided in an access passage to the disposal site.10. A waste treatment information management system according to any oneof claims 7 and 8, further comprising an opening/closing gate which isopened and closed in accordance with a result of reading said ID tag.